I think my biggest nightmare podiums would be a combination of skaters who I don't care for who still EARNED the podium. It's one thing when you favourite skates well but misses out because they "wuzrobbed." But if they don't earn it, and the result is underwhelming.... well, that just plain sucks. So, in my mind

Men
1. Brian Joubert
2. Evegeni Plushenko
3. Evan Lysacek

I've gotta echo BigJohn on this one. This podium would be awful.

Women
1. Miki Ando
2. Rachael Flatt (hey, just cause I defended her in the small pond that is American Nationals doesn't mean I wish she beats my personal favourites).
3. Gedevanishvili (doesn't matter who really, the top two are extremely disappointing)

Pairs
1. V/M
2. Z/Z
3. M/T (ditto)

Any podium that doesn't have Shen/Zhao on top is by it's very nature disappointing, but the above podium, particularly the top two, would make me lose respect for the sport.

I do have my favorites. But it's not necessarily essential who are on the podium. How they win would matter the most. I would be happy if someone medals with (nearly) clean two programs but it would be problematic if it was messy, esp. if someone else who was clean and delightful did not medal.

Men
1. Chan
2. Plushenko
3. Lysacek or Abbott
- this 4 in any other order are a nightmare

Ladies
Rochette on podium, I think I can stand anyone other

Pairs
Dube & Davidson on podium

Dance
1. Virtue & Moir
2. Davis & White
3. Delobel & Schoenfelder

But this is solely based on not liking the style and programs of those skaters, anyone who skates two (in case of ice dance three) clean performances will fully deserve to be on the podium. In the end they have all worked hard to get there.

My absolute nightmare would be having all of the skaters performing poorly and then having the winner chosen based on who was the least horrible. To be honest, even if the podium would be full of surprises it would be nice as long as those ones would have skated well.

I think my biggest nightmare podiums would be a combination of skaters who I don't care for who still EARNED the podium. It's one thing when you favourite skates well but misses out because they "wuzrobbed." But if they don't earn it, and the result is underwhelming.... well, that just plain sucks. So, in my mind

Men
1. Brian Joubert
2. Evegeni Plushenko
3. Evan Lysacek

I've gotta echo BigJohn on this one. This podium would be awful.

Women1. Miki Ando
2. Rachael Flatt (hey, just cause I defended her in the small pond that is American Nationals doesn't mean I wish she beats my personal favourites).
3. Gedevanishvili (doesn't matter who really, the top two are extremely disappointing)

Pairs
1. V/M
2. Z/Z
3. M/T (ditto)

Any podium that doesn't have Shen/Zhao on top is by it's very nature disappointing, but the above podium, particularly the top two, would make me lose respect for the sport.